Music Made of Sounds

Music is made of sounds and we can use any sounds to make music.

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A Music of Sounds?

It may at first seem rather silly to think about music in terms of sounds. Often music is conceived of in terms of notes, tempos (tempi) and rhythms. However, not all sounds can be thought of in this way.

Notes vs. Sounds

Music is made of sounds. But while standard musical terms and notation are able to describe some sounds: